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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author William R. Eakin as a Spotlighted Guest! Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of the Ozarks, William’s stories have appeared in some of the best known genre publications spanning horror, science fiction, fantasy and general literature. William has also authored essays in philosophy and in literature, and edited books on interreligious dialogue, ecology, and feminism. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have William join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning filmmaker, game developer, and comic creator Demetrius Witherspoon as a Spotlighted Guest! Demetrius is the creator of the Submerge Universe Franchise, a science fiction world he independently developed that includes feature films, short films, an animated series, a collectible card game, board games, comics, novels, apparel, and much more! Among the talent Demetrius has brought into the Submerge Universe Franchise are several who have appeared in renowned series and franchises such as the Walking Dead, Chicago P.D., The Mandalorian, ZNation, Agent of Shield, and Westworld Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Demetrius join us for our 9th year convention, takingRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes author and editor James Aquilone as an Imaginator Guest! James is the managing editor for Weird Tales Magazine and the author of the Dead Jack series of horror/fantasy novels that are currently in development as a television series! James is also the editor of two highly touted projects coming soon including the upcoming anthology Classic Monsters Unleashed (Crystal Lake Publishing & Black Spot Books) as well as the Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Graphic Novel (Moonstone Books). Imaginarium 2022 is very excited to have James join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information onRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, publisher, screenwriter, comic creator, filmmaker, and podcaster James Sabata as a Spotlighted Guest! A multi-faceted creative talent, James has four novels, two novellas, and several screenplays, in addition to being the co-host of TheNecronomi.Com podcast. James has his first feature film set for release in late 2022. Always willing to share his expertise in several creative areas with others, James is an outstanding panelist and workshop presenter. We are excited to have James join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information on the Imaginarium Convention, please visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning author, editor, and publisher Jason Sizemore as a Spotlighted Guest! Jason is the publisher and multi-Hugo Award nominated editor of Apex Books and the award-winning short fiction genre zine Apex Magazine! Jason writes short fiction, and many of his works were included in the collection Irredeemable. Highly acclaimed in the independent publishing industry, Jason regularly conducts workshops and participates in panels for writers seeking to improve their craft and knowledge of the book industry. Imaginarium 2022 is honored to have Jason join us for our 9th year convention, taking place July 8-10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky! For further information onRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 proudly welcomes award-winning editor and author Michael Knost as a Spotlighted Guest! A Bram Stoker Award-winner, Michael Knost is the editor of many internationally celebrated books on writing and the book business, including the Writers Workshop of Horror, the Writers Workshop of Horror 2, the Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Author’s Guide to Marketing With Teeth, and others! Michael’s writing spans several genres such as science fiction, fantasy, horror, and supernatural thrillers, and includes the highly acclaimed novel Return of the Mothman, a Bram Stoker Award finalist that is now in production to become a feature film! Nationally renowned for hisRead More →

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Get the most out of your Imaginarium 2022 experience by staying on site at our host venue, the Holiday Inn Louisville East! Be sure to reserve your room soon as the hotel sold out for last year’s event! The convention rate is just $99 a night, and this rate is available from July 6-11! The Imaginarium Convention hotel code for reservations is: IM6 The direct online link for making room reservations is below: Imaginarium 2022 Room Reservation LinkRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is proud to welcome author, editor, publisher and playwright Anna Faktorovich as an Imaginator Guest! Ann is the Director and Founder of the Anaphora Literary Press. She previously taught for over four years at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Middle Georgia State College. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature and Criticism, an MA in Comparative Literature, and a BA in Economics. Anna has published two academic books with McFarland: “Rebellion as Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson” and “The Formulas of Popular Fiction: Elements of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Religious andRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is proud to welcome award-winning, bestselling author Virginia Smith as an Imaginator Guest! Virginia is the author of forty-four novels, in addition to two children’s books and over fifty articles and short stories. Virginias work spans a number of genres, including contemporary romance, historical fiction, suspense, mystery, Amish fiction, and more! Virginia’s recognitions include two novels receiving the Holt Medallion Award of Merit. Her first book in the highly successful Goose Creek series, The Most Famous Illegal Goose Creek Parade, was Library Journal’s top pick of the month, and a finalist for the prestigious Bookseller’s Best Award. Popular series of Virginia’s include theRead More →

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Imaginarium 2022 is proud to welcome award-winning editor Ellen Datlow as our Guest of Honor! Currently the acquisitions editor of short fiction for Tor.com, Ellen has helmed more than a hundred science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies. She is the winner of numerous major awards, including the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, International Horror Guild Award, Shirley Jackson Award, and the 2012 Il Posto Nero Black Spot Award for Excellence as Best Foreign Editor.  Other recognitions include being named recipient of the 2007 Karl Edward Wagner Award, given at the British Fantasy Convention for “outstanding contribution to the genre,” sheRead More →